2024 Sky Event Almanac
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the important astronomical events for the year . The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed. A key to astronomical terms appears below the almanac.
| 2024 Sky Event Almanac | ||||||||
| Australian Eastern Standard Time | ||||||||
| January - June | July - December | |||||||
Date AEST Even
(h:m)
Jan 02 01:28 Moon at Apogee: 404911 km
03 11 Earth at Perihelion: 0.98330 AU
04 13:30 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 19 Quadrantid Meteor Shower
05 04:52 Moon at Descending Node
05 09:06 Spica 2.0°S of Moon
09 00:24 Antares 0.8°S of Moon
10 18:31 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
11 21:57 NEW MOON
13 00 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 23.5°W
13 20:35 Moon at Perigee: 362264 km
14 19:31 Saturn 2.1°N of Moon
18 00:05 Moon at Ascending Node
18 13:53 FIRST QUARTER MOON
19 06:40 Jupiter 2.8°S of Moon
20 23:25 Pleiades 0.9°N of Moon
25 05:00 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
26 03:54 FULL MOON
28 02 Mercury 0.2°N of Mars
28 02:18 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
29 18:14 Moon at Apogee: 405781 km
Feb 01 06:17 Moon at Descending Node
01 17:04 Spica 1.7°S of Moon
03 03 Mercury at Aphelion
03 09:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
05 10:15 Antares 0.6°S of Moon
08 16:30 Mars 4.2°N of Moon
10 08:59 NEW MOON
11 04:49 Moon at Perigee: 358088 km
11 10:37 Saturn 1.8°N of Moon
14 03:01 Moon at Ascending Node
15 18:15 Jupiter 3.2°S of Moon
17 01:01 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 05:13 Pleiades 0.6°N of Moon
21 10:54 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
22 19 Venus 0.6°N of Mars
24 08:45 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
24 22:30 FULL MOON
26 01:00 Moon at Apogee: 406316 km
28 08:53 Moon at Descending Node
28 18 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
28 23:40 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
29 07 Saturn in Conjunction with Sun
Mar 03 18:16 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
04 01:24 LAST QUARTER MOON
08 14:59 Mars 3.5°N of Moon
09 03:01 Venus 3.3°N of Moon
10 17:06 Moon at Perigee: 356895 km
10 19:00 NEW MOON
12 11:18 Moon at Ascending Node
14 11:02 Jupiter 3.6°S of Moon
15 12:54 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
17 14:11 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 21 Neptune in Conjunction with Sun
18 03 Mercury at Perihelion
19 16:44 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
20 03 Venus at Aphelion
20 13:07 Vernal Equinox
22 08 Venus 0.3°N of Saturn
22 14:46 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
24 01:44 Moon at Apogee: 406292 km
25 08 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.7°E
25 17:00 FULL MOON
25 17:13 Pen. Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.956
26 14:07 Moon at Descending Node
27 05:40 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
31 00:24 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
Apr 02 13:15 LAST QUARTER MOON
06 13:51 Mars 2.0°N of Moon
06 19:20 Saturn 1.2°N of Moon: Occn.
08 02:39 Venus 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
08 03:53 Moon at Perigee: 358850 km
08 22:20 Moon at Ascending Node
09 04:17 Total Solar Eclipse; mag=1.057
09 04:21 NEW MOON
11 05 Mars 0.4°N of Saturn
11 07:08 Jupiter 4.0°S of Moon
11 22:38 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
12 09 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
15 23:47 Pollux 1.5°N of Moon
16 05:13 FIRST QUARTER MOON
18 21:14 Regulus 3.6°S of Moon
20 12:09 Moon at Apogee: 405625 km
22 17 Lyrid Meteor Shower
22 20:45 Moon at Descending Node
23 12:02 Spica 1.5°S of Moon
24 09:49 FULL MOON
27 06:00 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
May 01 21:27 LAST QUARTER MOON
04 08:26 Saturn 0.8°N of Moon: Occn.
05 06 Eta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
05 12:26 Mars 0.2°S of Moon: Occn.
06 07:54 Moon at Ascending Node
06 08:11 Moon at Perigee: 363166 km
06 18:25 Mercury 3.8°S of Moon
08 13:22 NEW MOON
08 21 Mars at Perihelion: 1.38150 AU
10 07 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.4°W
13 08:17 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
13 21 Uranus in Conjunction with Sun
15 21:48 FIRST QUARTER MOON
16 04:43 Regulus 3.5°S of Moon
18 05:00 Moon at Apogee: 404641 km
19 04 Jupiter in Conjunction with Sun
20 02:35 Moon at Descending Node
20 19:20 Spica 1.4°S of Moon
23 23:53 FULL MOON
24 12:31 Antares 0.4°S of Moon
31 03:13 LAST QUARTER MOON
31 18:01 Saturn 0.4°N of Moon: Occn.
Jun 02 13:08 Moon at Ascending Node
02 17:23 Moon at Perigee: 368108 km
03 09:37 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
05 01 Venus at Superior Conjunction
05 18:14 Pleiades 0.4°N of Moon
06 22:38 NEW MOON
09 17:23 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
12 13:00 Regulus 3.3°S of Moon
14 02 Mercury at Perihelion
14 15:18 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 23:36 Moon at Apogee: 404078 km
15 02 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
16 06:17 Moon at Descending Node
17 03:28 Spica 1.2°S of Moon
20 20:33 Antares 0.3°S of Moon
21 06:51 Summer Solstice
22 11:08 FULL MOON
27 21:45 Moon at Perigee: 369292 km
28 00:52 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
29 03:34 Mercury 4.7°S of Pollux
29 07:53 LAST QUARTER MOON
29 14:26 Moon at Ascending Node
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Date AEST Even
(h:m)
Jul 02 04:27 Mars 4.1°S of Moon
03 01:30 Pleiades 0.3°N of Moon
05 15 Earth at Aphelion: 1.01673 AU
06 08:57 NEW MOON
08 04:33 Mercury 3.2°S of Moon
08 18:14 Jupiter 4.7°N of Aldebaran
09 21:20 Regulus 3.1°S of Moon
10 12 Venus at Perihelion
12 18:12 Moon at Apogee: 404363 km
13 08:27 Moon at Descending Node
14 08:49 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 11:48 Spica 0.9°S of Moon
18 05:37 Antares 0.2°S of Moon
21 05:40 Mars 4.7°S of Pleiades
21 20:17 FULL MOON
22 17 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 26.9°E
24 15:43 Moon at Perigee: 364914 km
25 06:38 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
25 11:38 Mercury 1.7°S of Regulus
26 15:33 Moon at Ascending Node
28 02 Mercury at Aphelion
28 08 Delta-Aquarid Meteor Shower
28 12:51 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 07:13 Pleiades 0.1°N of Moon
Aug 03 08:58 Pollux 1.8°N of Moon
04 11:20 Mars 4.9°N of Aldebaran
04 21:13 NEW MOON
05 08:51 Venus 1.0°N of Regulus
06 04:54 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
06 08:04 Venus 1.7°S of Moon
09 11:06 Moon at Descending Node
09 11:32 Moon at Apogee: 405298 km
10 19:34 Spica 0.7°S of Moon
13 00 Perseid Meteor Shower
13 01:19 FIRST QUARTER MOON
14 14:38 Antares 0.0°S of Moon
15 01 Mars 0.3°N of Jupiter
19 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
20 04:26 FULL MOON
21 12:54 Saturn 0.4°S of Moon: Occn.
21 15:05 Moon at Perigee: 360199 km
22 20:27 Moon at Ascending Node
26 12:54 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
26 19:26 LAST QUARTER MOON
30 14:47 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
Sep 03 11:55 NEW MOON
05 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 18.1°W
05 15:43 Moon at Descending Node
05 20:13 Venus 1.2°N of Moon
06 00:55 Moon at Apogee: 406215 km
07 02:22 Spica 0.6°S of Moon
08 14 Saturn at Opposition
09 12:50 Mercury 0.4°N of Regulus
10 01 Mercury at Perihelion
10 22:29 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
11 16:06 FIRST QUARTER MOON
17 20:14 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
18 12:34 FULL MOON
18 12:44 Partial Lunar Eclipse; mag=0.085
18 12:57 Venus 2.2°N of Spica
18 23:26 Moon at Perigee: 357284 km
19 05:51 Moon at Ascending Node
21 09 Neptune at Opposition
22 20:17 Pleiades 0.2°S of Moon
22 22:44 Autumnal Equinox
25 04:50 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 20:25 Pollux 1.6°N of Moon
29 17:16 Regulus 3.0°S of Moon
Oct 01 07 Mercury at Superior Conjunction
02 21:52 Moon at Descending Node
03 04:45 Annular Solar Eclipse; mag=0.933
03 04:49 NEW MOON
03 05:40 Moon at Apogee: 406517 km
06 06:27 Venus 3.0°N of Moon
08 04:48 Antares 0.2°N of Moon
11 04:55 FIRST QUARTER MOON
15 04:05 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
16 17:05 Moon at Ascending Node
17 10:46 Moon at Perigee: 357173 km
17 21:26 FULL MOON
20 05:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
21 16 Orionid Meteor Shower
24 03:16 Pollux 1.7°N of Moon
24 05:55 Mars 3.9°S of Moon
24 18:03 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 09:43 Venus 3.0°N of Antares
26 23:24 Regulus 2.9°S of Moon
30 03:44 Moon at Descending Node
30 08:50 Moon at Apogee: 406164 km
Nov 01 22:47 NEW MOON
03 17:37 Mercury 2.1°N of Moon
04 10:26 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
05 10:16 Venus 3.1°N of Moon
05 16 S Taurid Meteor Shower
09 15:56 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 14:22 Mercury 2.0°N of Antares
11 11:36 Saturn 0.1°S of Moon: Occn.
12 16 N Taurid Meteor Shower
13 01:59 Moon at Ascending Node
14 21:18 Moon at Perigee: 360110 km
16 07:29 FULL MOON
16 16:59 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
16 18 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.5°E
17 13 Uranus at Opposition
17 22 Leonid Meteor Shower
20 12:07 Pollux 1.9°N of Moon
21 07:07 Mars 2.4°S of Moon
23 06:48 Regulus 2.7°S of Moon
23 11:28 LAST QUARTER MOON
26 07:31 Moon at Descending Node
26 21:56 Moon at Apogee: 405315 km
27 21:33 Spica 0.4°S of Moon
Dec 01 16:21 NEW MOON
05 08:40 Venus 2.3°N of Moon
06 12 Mercury at Inferior Conjunction
07 00 Mercury at Perihelion
08 06 Jupiter at Opposition
08 18:49 Saturn 0.3°S of Moon: Occn.
09 01:27 FIRST QUARTER MOON
10 05:36 Moon at Ascending Node
12 23:18 Moon at Perigee: 365360 km
14 03:13 Pleiades 0.1°S of Moon
14 11 Geminid Meteor Shower
15 19:02 FULL MOON
17 22:12 Pollux 2.0°N of Moon
18 18:46 Mars 0.9°S of Moon: Occn.
20 15:37 Regulus 2.5°S of Moon
21 19:20 Winter Solstice
22 20 Ursid Meteor Shower
23 08:18 LAST QUARTER MOON
23 09:21 Moon at Descending Node
24 17:25 Moon at Apogee: 404486 km
25 05:28 Spica 0.2°S of Moon
25 12 Mercury at Greatest Elong: 22.0°W
29 00:37 Antares 0.1°N of Moon
31 08:27 NEW MOON
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Terms Used in Sky Event Almanac
- Perihelion - instant when a planet is closest to the Sun
- Aphelion - instant when a planet is furthest from the Sun
- Perigee - instant when the Moon is closest to Earth
- Apogee - instant when the Moon is furthest from Earth
- Inferior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes between Earth and the Sun
- Superior Conjunction - instant when a planet (Mercury or Venus) passes on the opposite side of the Sun from Earth
- Greatest Elongation - the maximum angular separation between the Sun and the planet (Mercury or Venus) as seen from Earth
- during eastern elongation (E), the planet appears as an evening star;
- during western elongation (W), the planet appears as a morning star - Opposition - instant when a planet appears opposite the Sun as seen from Earth
- Conjunction - instant when a planet appears closest the Sun as seen from Earth
- Occultation - the Moon occults or eclipses a star or planet
- Ascending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the southern to northern portion of its orbit
- Descending Node - point where the Moon crosses from the northern to the southern portion of its orbit
- Aldebaran - bright star in the constellation Taurus
- Pollux - bright star in the constellation Gemini
- Regulus - bright star in the constellation Leo
- Spica - bright star in the constellation Virgo
- Antares - bright star in the constellation Scorpius
- Pleiades - bright star cluster in the constellation Taurus
2024 Phases of the Moon
Australian Eastern Standard Time
The following table gives the date and time of the Moon's phases for the year . The times listed are for Australian Eastern Standard Time (Coordinated Universal Time + 10 hours) . This time zone may have different names in different countries. If Daylight Saving Time is in effect, add one hour to the times listed.
| 2024 Phases of the Moon | |||
| Australian Eastern Standard Time | |||
| New Moon | First Quarter | Full Moon | Last Quarter |
| - | - | - | Jan 04 13:30 |
| Jan 11 21:57 | Jan 18 13:53 | Jan 26 03:54 | Feb 03 09:18 |
| Feb 10 08:59 | Feb 17 01:01 | Feb 24 22:30 | Mar 04 01:24 |
| Mar 10 19:00 | Mar 17 14:11 | Mar 25 17:00 n | Apr 02 13:15 |
| Apr 09 04:21 T | Apr 16 05:13 | Apr 24 09:49 | May 01 21:27 |
| May 08 13:22 | May 15 21:48 | May 23 23:53 | May 31 03:13 |
| Jun 06 22:38 | Jun 14 15:18 | Jun 22 11:08 | Jun 29 07:53 |
| Jul 06 08:57 | Jul 14 08:49 | Jul 21 20:17 | Jul 28 12:51 |
| Aug 04 21:13 | Aug 13 01:19 | Aug 20 04:26 | Aug 26 19:26 |
| Sep 03 11:55 | Sep 11 16:06 | Sep 18 12:34 p | Sep 25 04:50 |
| Oct 03 04:49 A | Oct 11 04:55 | Oct 17 21:26 | Oct 24 18:03 |
| Nov 01 22:47 | Nov 09 15:56 | Nov 16 07:29 | Nov 23 11:28 |
| Dec 01 16:21 | Dec 09 01:27 | Dec 15 19:02 | Dec 23 08:18 |
| Dec 31 08:27 | - | - | - |
For a collection of images showing the Moon's phases see: Phases of the Moon Photo Gallery.
The Phases of the Moon table also shows when an eclipse takes place. An eclipse of the Sun can only occur at New Moon (see: Solar Eclipses for Beginners), while an eclipse of the Moon can only occur at Full Moon (see: Lunar Eclipses for Beginners). In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses.
If an eclipse of the Sun or Moon takes place on a given date, it is noted by a character next to the date in the Phases of the Moon table. Solar eclipses are indicated as: T=Total, A=Annular, H=Hybrid and P=Partial. Lunar eclipses are indicated as: t=Total, p=Partial, and n=Penumbral.
Solar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to a global visibility map, an interactive Google map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Solar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Lunar Eclipses
The following table contains links to a series of web pages covering the 21st Century. Each one summarizes ten years of lunar eclipses. Every eclipse has links to an eclipse diagram, a global visibility map, tables, and additional information.
| Decade Pages of Lunar Eclipses | |||||
| Decades | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-2010 | 2011-2020 | 2021-2030 | 2031-2040 | 2041-2050 | |
| 2051-2060 | 2061-2070 | 2071-2080 | 2081-2090 | 2091-2100 | |
Sky Event Almanacs: 2021 to 2030
Asia & Oceania
Below are links to sky event almanacs from 2021 to 2030 for ten time zones in Asia & Oceania.
Choose a time zone and click on a year to get a sky event almanac for that year.
| Sky Event Almanacs - Asia & Oceania | |||||||||||||||
| PKT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| IST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| BST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ICT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AWST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| JST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| ACT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| AEST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NCT | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
| NZST | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 | |||||
- PKT = Pakistan Standard Time (= UTC + 5 hours)
- IST = Indian Standard Time (= UTC + 5.5 hours)
- BST = Bangladesh Standard Time (= UTC + 6 hours)
- ICT = Indochina Time (= UTC + 7 hours)
- AWST = Australian Western Standard Time (= UTC + 8 hours)
- JST = Japan Standard Time (= UTC + 9 hours)
- ACT = Australian Central Time (= UTC + 9.5 hours)
- AEST = Australian Eastern Standard Time (= UTC + 10 hours)
- NCT = New Caledonia Time (= UTC + 11 hours)
- NZST = New Zealand Standard Time (= UTC + 12 hours)
(where UTC = Coordinated Universal Time)
- Time Zones Abbreviations
A time zone may have a different name in different countries. Note the difference in hours between a given time zone and Coordinated Universal Time to help in identification.
For other years and other time zones, visit: Sky Event Almanacs.
Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs
The goal of the Sky Event Almanacs is to present a wide range of solar system phenomena with reasonable accuracy. In general, events listed to the nearest hour are accurate to ± 30 minutes. Events listed with a precision in hours and minutes (i.e., hh:mm) are typically accurate to ± 5 minutes or less.
The following table gives a more detailed breakdown of the accuracy of times for various astronomical events.
| Accuracy of the Sky Event Almanacs | |
| Solstice/Equinox (Earth) | ± 0.5 minute |
| Aphelion/Perihelion (Earth) | ± 30 minutes; ± 0.00001 AU |
| Solar and Lunar Eclipses | ± 0.5 minute |
| Phases of the Moon | ± 0.5 minute |
| Moon at Nodes | ± 2 minutes |
| Apogee/Perigee of Moon | ± 5 minutes; ± 5 kilometers |
| Conjunctions of Moon with Star or Planet | ± 10 minutes |
| Conjunctions of Planet with Planet | ± 3 hours |
| Inferior/Superior Conjunctions (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Greatest Elongation (Mercury & Venus) | ± 30 minutes |
| Opposition/Conjunction (Outer Planets) | ± 3 hours |
| Aphelion/Perihelion of Planets | ± 30 minutes |
Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 to 2070
For more information and sample pages, see Fifty Year Almanac of Astronomical Events - 2021 To 2070.
Acknowledgements
All calculations are by Fred Espenak and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Algorithms used in predicting many of the astronomical events are based on Astronomical Algorithms by Jean Meeus (Willmann-Bell Inc. Richmond 1998).
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by the acknowledgment:
- "Sky Event Almanacs Courtesy of Fred Espenak, www.AstroPixels.com".
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